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Healthy eating

Good food is the way to good health. You are what you eat after all. Wherever possible we try to eat local food with few or no additives. Fortunately more people are becoming aware of the importance of a quality diet and so there are plenty of options for the choosy eaters.

Potato Based Pizza
olmec
Potato Based Pizza
A gluten free alternative to pizza dough.
http://www.glutenhatesme.com/2009/08/wh...
19 Apr 2011
Thyme - The (extra) healthy herb
Thyme - The (extra) healthy herb
We just discovered that the humble thyme plant is more than an aromatic garnish for certain dishes, it's full of health giving properties.
10 Health Benefits of Thyme
Eating Meat
olmec
Eating Meat
We decided to cook our young rooster since he was eating plenty and not making any eggs.
He was about 6 months old, one of our first set of baby chickens.
Follow my easy steps for killing, plucking, gutting and cooking.

06 Apr 2010
Instructions
Vegetable Dinner
olmec
Vegetable Dinner
Fresh vegetables from the garden are quickly and easily converted to a tasty meal.
Part 1 - Mashed potato, beetroot, onion and basil
Part 2 - Steamed beetroot and silverbeet leaves and beans
Part 3 - Salad of carrot, peas, radish, pepper and feta
23 Feb 2010
Peaches
melisa
Peaches
Our crop of peaches came ready unexpectedly early. Thanks to the wet season they are sensationally juicy.

As with the plums we have more than we know what to do with and so jam making was in order.

15 Feb 2010
Recipe
Elderflower 'champagne'
olmec
Elderflower 'champagne'
This sparkling and refreshing (mildly alcoholic) drink is made from the fermentation of flowers from the elder tree using a process similar to that of ginger beer.
The flowers give the drink a light, sweet airy flavor
10 Nov 2009
What's involved
Working with rhubarb
Working with rhubarb
Melisa made this fantastic rhubarb crumble.
I'm not sure what else went into it but it looks as good as it tastes.

It seems rhubarb just grows. All I did when we got here was divide up the one plant into 3 or 4 pieces, replant and cover with straw. Now it's ready to harvest.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb